Table 8.
Decomposition of Horizontal inequity (HI) Indices
| |
Mean |
Horizontal inequity index |
Change |
Decomposition |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2009 | 2003 | 2009 | HI | Mean effect | Distribution effect | Result | ||
| General practitioner |
0.1437 |
0.2589 |
−0.0273 |
(*) |
0.0465 |
0.0738 |
0.0372 |
0.1110 |
Distribution effect |
| Emergency room visits |
0.0929 |
0.1025 |
−0.0968 |
|
−0.0737 |
0.0231 |
−0.0076 |
0.0155 |
Distribution effect |
| Specialist Doctors |
0.2048 |
0.2217 |
0.1784 |
|
0.1824 |
0.0041 |
0.0151 |
0.0191 |
Non-defined |
| Laboratory Exams |
0.1330 |
0.2520 |
0.1128 |
|
0.1170 |
0.0042 |
0.1047 |
0.1089 |
Non-defined |
| X-ray and ultrasound |
0.0589 |
0.0868 |
0.1703 |
|
0.1317 |
−0.0386 |
0.0624 |
0.0238 |
Mean effect |
| Hospitalization days | 0.5148 | 0.4685 | −0.0789 | −0.0564 | −0.0225 | −0.0078 | −0.0303 | Distribution effect | |
All Cis are statistically significant at 99%, except (*) that is significant at 95%.